The Noah (1975)

Noah, the sole remaining survivor on our planet after a nuclear holocaust, finds himself unable to to accept his unique predicament. To cope with his loneliness, he creates an imaginary ... See full summary »

Director:

Daniel Bourla

Writers:

Daniel Bourla, Avraham Heffner (story)

Stars:

Robert Strauss, Geoffrey Holder, Sally Kirkland

Cast

Cast overview:
Robert Strauss	...	Noah
Geoffrey Holder	...	Friday
Sally Kirkland	...	Friday-Anne
Jim Blackmore	...	Trumpet (voice)
Herbert Hartig
Jack Schneider	...	Sgt. Kowalski (voice)
James Keach
Richard Thomkins	...	College Student (voice)
David Bourla	...	Little Boy (voice)

Storyline

Noah, the sole remaining survivor on our planet after a nuclear holocaust, finds himself unable to to accept his unique predicament. To cope with his loneliness, he creates an imaginary companion, then a companion for his companion and finally an entire civilization - a world of illusion in which there is no reality but Noah, no rules but those of the extinct world of his memory - our world.

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Plot Keywords:

survivor | nuclear holocaust | loneliness | end of civilization | post apocalypse | 

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Genres:

Drama | Fantasy | Sci-Fi

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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

10 April 1975 (USA)

Filming Locations:

Puerto Rico

Box Office

Budget:

$200,000 (estimated)

Company Credits

Production Co:

The Noah Production Co.

Technical Specs

Runtime:

107 min

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Bourla turned down an offer by Irving Paul Lazar to do the film with Jack Lemmon and in color, as he felt that a star would stamp self-importance to the film and the film needed to be shot in black and white. Other suggested actors by various producers included Zero Mostel, Lee Marvin, and Red Buttons.

User Reviews

A poetic comment on the human condition.

Truly remarkable. A one-man film that held my full attention for almost two hours. The storyline is deceptively simple given the complexity of the issues raised: the sole survivor of a nuclear holocaust tries to cope with his new reality by reconstructing, piece by piece, an imaginary civilization based on his memories, fears and desires. It is this illusion that will eventually bring him to face his utter loneliness and powerlessness. Rendered in stark B/W photography, densely punctuated with historical references (including authentic voice recordings of the protagonists of 20th-century history), 'The Noah' is the kind of film that challenges the viewer to see it again and again, each time discovering something new. But where can it be found? I saw it at a CUNY-TV showing years ago. To my knowledge there has not been another TV showing and there is no VHS or DVD of it anywhere.